Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 23 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 02 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10273 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 23 Aug 2025

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1024886
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Aug 2025 - 02 Sep 2025
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	1784 in the burned area
Burned area:	10273 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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02 Sep 19:14

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1784	10273	02 Sep 2025 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Bandundu (population 5,092,178) . The nearest places are Idiofa, and Ilebo.

Radius	Population
10 km	87000 people
5 km	73000 people
2 km	60000 people
1 km	22000 people
Burned Area	1800 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bandundu	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.1 million people
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Idiofa		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	19000 people	90 km
Ilebo	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	110000 people	90 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Mangai II		430	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	35 km
Basongo	BAN	500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	71 km
Ilebo	PFR	442	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	86 km
Bindja		366	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	90 km
Bongimba		450	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	91 km
Oshwe		470	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	94 km
Idiofa	IDF	701	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	97 km

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